Business Strategy and Profitability News & Media
Pie Five expands franchise footprint in Texas
December 7, 2018
Pie Five Pizza will open its 14th Dallas-Fort Worth location with its first store in Murphy, Texas on Dec. 10. The new store marks the brand's 17th in the…
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Urban Bricks founder on taking a pizza brand beyond the pie
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Host & QSRweb Editor Shelly Whitehead talks with Fast Casual editor, Cherryh Cansler, about Euromonitor's latest restaurant trend data. The spotlight interview…
listen nowWith sale pending, Kotipizza sets online sales records in November
December 7, 2018
In the month before news broke this week that Orkla ASA will is moving to acquire the parent company of Scandanavian brand, Kotipizza's, the chain's online…
read nowGrubhub 2018 order data shows US love for plant-based food, chicken, spice
December 7, 2018
The major U.S. food-ordering and delivery hub, Grubhub, has released its ordering data-based "Year in Food" report derived from the content orders placed by…
read nowOrkla ASA set to buy Kotipizza for $165.7M
December 6, 2018
The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority has approved a deal for Nordic consumer goods supplier, Orkla ASA, to acquire European pizza powerhouse, Kotipizza…
read nowPizza Hut to acquire digital ordering service
December 5, 2018
Pizza Hut has agreed to buy online ordering software and service provider, QuikOrder, as part of one of Pizza Hut's largest acquisitions to date, though terms…
read nowBack Yard Burger CEO moves to Your Pie COO slot
December 3, 2018
Your Pie has named former Back Yard Burgers CEO Dave McDougall as its new COO, a news release said. He has more than 30 years of experience in franchise…
read nowSodexo takes Chef Wolfgang Puck's Pizza 'back to school'
December 3, 2018
Sodexo has joined with Chef Wolfgang Puck too put Puck's pizza on the menu at Spokane, Washington school, Gonzaga University, a news release said. The handmade…
read nowDomino's splashes down in Indian Ocean island nation, Mauritius
December 3, 2018
Domino's Pizza has opened its first store on the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius in the city of Port Louis. A news release said the opening was…
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Commodities: Gas prices drop, but so does Papa John's value
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The final week of November brought some big wins and an equally substantial loss in pizza brand trading, but all brands will profit from the continued…
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Calling all restaurant leaders' ears: Podcast starts here Nov 30
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Ready for an early holiday gift? QSRweb is joining with sister sites, Fast Casual, Food Truck Operator and Pizza Marketplace, to start a weekly podcast on all…
read nowThe money's moving: Study finds $1.3B shift from dine-in to delivery
November 28, 2018
Nearly 1.3 billion dollars has shifted from in-restaurant spending to food delivery spending, according to a Planday U.K.-based survey that found a substantial…
read nowMy Pie plans spring Miami opening
November 27, 2018
My Pie will open it first Florida location next spring, this one in Miami, where the brand said in a news release that it eventually plans to open five…
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Commodities: Pizza stock prices go down the drain with Thanksgiving scraps
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Pizza restaurateurs got little in the way of gratitude from investors during the U.S. Thanksgiving week when it comes to their stock values.
read nowDomino's Cyber divider: Half off online pizza through Dec. 2
November 26, 2018
Domino's wants a byte of this Cyber Monday on Nov. 26 and the brand is hacking off half its prices on menu-priced pizza to do it. Now through Dec. 2, the pizza…
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Keeping customers comin' back: A personal, cross-functional, incremental challenge
by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com
Repeat visits are top of mind for every brand but few may realize how critical the fourth customer visit is and why it requires a specific strategy. That's…
read nowTarget CEO to chair Yum Brands board
November 20, 2018
Yum! Brands, Inc. has named Target Chairman and CEO Brian C. Cornell to serve as non-executive chairman of its board, a news release said. Cornell has served…
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Commodities: Investors hand 3 pizza brands a 'turkey'
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Three of the four major pizza brands watched weekly by this website had relatively rough trading weeks where they watched their companies' values drop. The…
read nowPizzaRev adds 2 Colorado units plus cauliflower pizza
November 16, 2018
Fort Collins, Colorado PizzaRev franchisee Mark Venditto has acquired two existing restaurants in Boulder and Lafayette, Colorado and is in a site-selection…
read now4 pizza brands opening stores across eastern U.S.
November 15, 2018
There's much end-of-year movement in the pizza community, with four brands announcing openings across the eastern half of the U.S.
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